Elderly Palestinian Woman Martyred Following Brutal Assault by Occupation Soldiers in Qalqilya

Elderly citizen Sabriya Shammasneh was martyred early this Tuesday morning, succumbing to severe injuries she sustained as a result of a violent physical assault by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Jayyus, northeast of Qalqilya. Local sources reported that a military force raided the Shammasneh family home in a barbaric manner, where soldiers brutally beat the elderly woman, leading to her transfer to the hospital in critical condition before doctors announced her death due to her severe wounds and bruises.

The crime of killing the elderly Shammasneh coincided with a widespread campaign of abuse launched by the occupation forces in the town of Jayyus, which included raiding and searching a number of homes, destroying their contents, and terrorizing their residents. The military operation resulted in the arrest of young man Osama Al-Qaddoumi before the forces withdrew from the area, as part of a systematic escalation targeting civilians and the most vulnerable groups such as women and the elderly during the violent night raids witnessed in the cities and villages of the West Bank.

In the Gaza Strip, the Israeli war machine continued to claim lives, as 10 citizens were martyred in an airstrike that targeted the vicinity of a school for displaced persons east of the Maghazi camp, following clashes with militias supported by the occupation that attempted to infiltrate the area. Drone aircraft also targeted the clash area with two missiles, while one citizen was martyred and four others were injured, including a medical staff member from the World Health Organization, due to gunfire targeting vehicles on Salah al-Din Street near the Al-Qarara area.

Official statistics indicate a tragic increase in the death toll, with the total number of martyrs since October 7, 2023, reaching approximately 72,302 martyrs, in addition to 172,090 injured. In the past twenty-four hours alone, hospitals received 7 martyrs and 17 injured, amid the continued direct targeting of civilians, including the martyrdom of a child who was riding an electric bicycle in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City.

Her frail body was unable to resist the pain of the brutal assault carried out by occupation soldiers inside her home.